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12/11 20:59 CST Anders Lee scores twice as Islanders beat Ducks 5-2
Anders Lee scores twice as Islanders beat Ducks 5-2
By ALLAN KREDA
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Anders Lee scored twice and had two assists, and David
Rittich made 31 saves as the New York Islanders beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on
Thursday night.
Simon Holmstrom had a goal and two assists and defensemen Travis Mitchell and
Ryan Pulock each scored as the Islanders won for the fifth time in six games.
Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry scored for Anaheim, which had its three-game
winning streak snapped.
Islanders leading scorer Bo Horvat left about seven minutes into the second
with a lower-body injury after he became tangled with Anaheim defenseman Drew
Helleson.
The Islanders took a 3-0 lead in the opening period, starting with Mitchell's
first NHL goal. The 26-year-old was playing his seventh game following his
recall from Bridgeport of the AHL.
Lee made it 2-0, beating Ducks netminder Ville Husso on the power play. The
Islanders captain scored again with the man advantage late in the first, his
eighth goal. Lee has 297 career goals, fifth-most in franchise history.
Carlsson rifled a shot past Rittich in the second for his team-leading 17th
goal.
Terry made it 3-2 with a short-handed goal early in the third. The Islanders
pulled away when Holmstron scored his sixth and Pulock added his first.
The Islanders are 14-6-2 in their last 22 games and continued strong play
against top-tier competition since losing to Washington on Nov. 30. New York
has since defeated Tampa Bay twice, plus Colorado and Vegas.
Rittich improved to 7-3-1 with a sharp performance against the improved Ducks,
who have 19 wins in 31 games.
Husso made 32 saves.
Up next Ducks: At New Jersey on Saturday. Islanders: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
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